The Removed
The RemovedBrandon Hobson
Characters in The Removed
9 characters, main characters first.Main characters
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Ernest Echota
Ray-Ray's father, a Cherokee man whose memory is failing to Alzheimer's.
Maria Echota
Ernest's wife, caretaker for her husband and anchor of the family.
Sonja Echota
The Echotas' adult daughter, drawn into a series of intense short relationships.
Edgar Echota
The Echotas' son, living with addiction in Albuquerque.
Supporting characters
Tee-Hee
Ray-Ray Echota
The Echotas' teenage son, killed by police fifteen years before the novel opens.
Wyatt
A foster teenager who comes to stay with the Echotas and eerily resembles Ray-Ray.
Tsala
A Cherokee ancestor spirit, killed in 1838 for refusing removal along the Trail of Tears.